PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between machete shilva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Pacursa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Pacursa's choice of entrance music: Requiem for a dream. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

shilva
vs
Pacursa

184 cm
25
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

184 cm
22
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Good in bed

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, machete shilva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tom Pacursa!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Wagner Zegers and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

shilva shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Pacursa is trying to defend but shilva finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Pacursa wants to get back to his feet.
Pacursa tries to kick shilva off in order to stand up. shilva Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Pacursa is pushing shilva's head away, looking to escape. shilva manages to hold on to the position though.
Pacursa bucks up and tries to throw shilva off but instead shilva has got his back!
Pacursa looks gassed!
shilva is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Pacursa wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
shilva keeps control of the position easily here as Pacursa tries to buck him off.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pacursa has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
shilva has good solid back control here.
Pacursa is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get shilva off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Pacursa looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
I would not like to be Pacursa right now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacursa trying to get back to his feet but shilva is in full control for now.
shilva biding his time, controlling Pacursa.
Pacursa holding both shilva 's hands and preventing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
shilva controls the position.
Pacursa has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
shilva just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

machete shilva dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Pacursa tries to clinch but shilva moves out of range.
Pacursa throws a right and a left that shilva avoids nicely.

shilva gets a takedown into half guard.
shilva with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
shilva stops Pacursa from getting back to his feet.
shilva keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Pacursa pushes shilva off looking to stand but shilva dives back in and keeps control.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with shilva in particular looking to stall.
Pacursa is breathing heavily.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of machete shilva.
shilva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
shilva shoots for a takedown but Pacursa saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

shilva throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Pacursa was covering up waiting for the punch and shilva finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Pacursa is wriggling around but shilva manages to pass to half guard.
shilva is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Pacursa!
shilva sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacursa squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
shilva controlling the pace for now.
Pacursa trying desperately to get to his feet.
shilva controlling from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

shilva get's back to his feet.

shilva throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Pacursa was covering up waiting for the punch and shilva finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Pacursa wants to get back to his feet but shilva passes into half guard.
Pacursa tries to kick shilva off in order to stand up. shilva Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pacursa bucks up and tries to throw shilva off but instead shilva has got his back!
Pacursa looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
I would not like to be Pacursa right now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

machete shilva dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

shilva shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than shilva was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Pacursa's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
shilva controlling the pace for now.
shilva seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Pacursa for as long as he can get away with.
Pacursa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacursa wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
shilva controlling from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pacursa is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
shilva sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because machete shilva wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

shilva looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Pacursa!
shilva tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Pacursa is trying to stand up.
shilva controlling from the full mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pacursa really wants to buck shilva off and get back to his feet.
shilva content just to control the position here.
Pacursa tries to buck shilva off but he can't manage it.
shilva tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
shilva has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Tom Pacursa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

And that's the end of the fight!
machete shilva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for shilva, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... machete shilva!